Photo by Maxim Hopman on Unsplash Disturbing footage of the execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war by the Russian Army surfaced online on 1 October. In the vicinity of Pokrovsk, 16 Ukrainian POWs were coldly executed, marking one of the largest acts of killing of prisoners of war since the onset of Russia’s…
Photo: Serhii Nuzhnenko (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) The recent execution of a Ukrainian prisoner of war by Russian soldiers with a sword has shocked and outraged the international community. This barbaric act occurred in September 2024 near Novohrodivka, close to Pokrovsk. The prisoner was bound, highlighting the particular cruelty of the crime. Ukrainian Ombudsman…
Russia is holding thousands of civilians hostage in the occupied territories of Ukraine, creating an atmosphere of terror and violence. Ukraine’s Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said that about 28 000 Ukrainian civilians are being held in Russian captivity, approximately 2,000 of whom are over 65 years old. It is important to understand that the Geneva Convention…
